I need some advice

gods_bones · 2018-07-27T01:56:47+00:00

I wish I had gone to trade school instead of wasting my time on a bullshit Accounting & Financial Planning degree. I only got it because my mother said you can work anywhere with an Accounting degree. Nope. It's basic as fuck. At least if I had gone to trade school, it would have been short, cheap, and I would be a self-employed man, and most importantly, I probably would have learned how to build and create something with my own two hands.

Next life, it's definitely trade school instead of uni.

xonoma3 · 2018-07-27T01:23:14+00:00

Sounds like me, I was raised by a mother that literally jumped from being an electrician, computerprogrammer, and a radiologist. I was raised with the idea that college was the only way or I would be flipping burgers.

Well I tried college, couldnt do it. Did the military, got bored of it, did a shitty job that only paid me 15 an hour for a year and got laid off. Finally found something, driving trucks that pays me well.

I think you should look into a trade, college is worthless. It will help you get a job but at the end of the day. I make more than the majority of college graduates and I'm not 10s of thousands in debt.

P.s. it's pretty normal to not know what the hell you want to do or to feel lost at your age. I remember it well, I cared way too much what my mother thought of my job choices. As soon as I stopped caring about her opinion, I flourished.

If you're going to get into a trade, start ASAP because it takes time to work up to the good pay. Just like anything in life whether its college or a trade, you have to pay your dues.

DaiTenshu · 2018-07-27T01:27:58+00:00

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mgtow-zen · 2018-07-27T01:54:04+00:00

The world is changing.

My advice would be to find what makes you happy. The system we currently have will obviously fail, and we will need an alternate. No way could you plan a career based on a system that is not only failing, but something you want no part of to begin with!

But if you do what makes you happy, regardless if whatever goes on, you will be happy, and that is not a bad thing.

The key to following your bliss is to understand you don't get to decide what that is!! You follow your bliss, do what makes you happy, and let it lead you. You don't "decide" what makes you happy.

jew_throwaway9 · 2018-07-27T03:43:38+00:00

I used to work for a firm that supplied labor market insights. I can tell you with confidence that getting in any sort of program that's geared toward 'video game design' is a for-profit scam that will teach you very narrow skills and then throw you into a market that's over-saturated with 21 year old kids who dream of working on the next best video game. Sorry, but it's the hard truth.

I know two people who have worked on video games:

Person #1: Very smart guy, was his dream to work in game design. studied Computer Science and hated it, but wanted to work in gaming. Ended up working for Warner Brothers on a game (I forget which) making only 45k, doing QA (NOT development). 70% of the team was laid off after the game launched because they weren't needed anymore. However, he has a good career now with the CS skills and work ethic he has

Person #2: got an associate's/trade degree in animation. Worked for a small mobile gaming company back in 2012 when mobile gaming was the shit. No one bought their game. The company dissolved.

tinysackbigshaft · 2018-07-27T01:51:59+00:00

Go into telecommunication aka internet look into social media advertising etc I’m 22 and doing good, I hate school I’m still not done ion barely making it I’m just doing it for my dad cuz he won’t stop cryin bout getting a degree

Rahburry · 2018-07-27T02:12:36+00:00

Consider the past year or so- what have you done that you truly enjoyed doing? What would you be doing right now if you could be? Can you flip that into a viable career? Give it a shot and don’t let societal hurdles hinder you. With enough focus, you can make it pretty far in life, no matter how silly your passion seems. And don’t forget the process getting to that final goal is life too!

RichardRetardo · 2018-07-27T04:09:33+00:00

Go to a trade school or tech school for what ever you want. If you go into a trade sure you'll make a lot of money but the money isn't worth doing the job for the next 40 years if you don't like it. If you want to try and get into marketing or business management or even business ownership go to tech school for a degree. You'll come out with very little to no debt. You'll have the degree to show a potential employer that you are disciplined and can preform at expected levels. Then take an entry level job and they will teach you everything they want you to know. Experience is worth more than a university degree because half if not more of the time spent in a university will be taking classes such as art and PE. Don't be a fat fuck because that will make emoloyers think you're not motivated to take care of yourself and if you're not even motivated to take care of and do something for yourself how can they expect you to be motivated to do something for them. Joining a gym for $30 a month is far better than spending $5,000 on a badminton class for one semester. From there climb the corporate ladder until you are where you want to be. Don't be afraid to start at one job and move to another if it's better for you. You're career is the total sum of your job experiences, a job is just want you do. Don't listen to you're parents or grandparents or even aunts and uncles because college isn't the same as when they went through. In the 80s and 90s a college degree would set you up for life. With the advent of government funds for education, colleges charge 300% more without any additional educational benefits.

Not going to a 4 year college only means you'll miss out on debt and a few bouts with mild alcohol poisoning, but you can get all of that on your own.

Anyone interested in STEM disregard everything I said, 4 year college degrees aren't worthless in those fields.

DTreatz · 2018-07-27T04:24:40+00:00

Our situations are parallel lmao. Im thinking of trades, military, and/or multiple degrees. Just trying to better myself overall ad have my skills and availability spread out.

Fking life man.

JohnBravo9990 · 2018-07-27T13:24:47+00:00

Life is about making money and investing it.
No debt for school.

You don’t need a degree to become a programmer. Bust your ass and learn the languages and get certified. You can pick up gigs online to make money.

Don’t move to an expensive city. The people are shit and you just get raped financially.

Title	I need some advice
Author	DaiTenshu
Upvotes	13
Comments	54
Date	July 27, 2018 1:17 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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